Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that starts from cells of the breast. A malignant is a group of cancer cells, certain changes in the DNA can cause normal breast cells to become breast cancer. the name BRCA1 came from the name breast cancer . another name for the disorder is BRCA 2. the first woman to have breast cancer was a 40 year old woman, so now woman 40 and older have to get a mammogram. A mammogram is an X-Ray of the soft tissue in the breast.
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This is a woman 40 years old or older getting a mammogram

  • This mutation is inherited by the tumor suppressor genes from the female parent.
  • Femara has been shown to help reduces the risk of breast cancer
  • with new cases of breast cancer 192,370 females have got it
  • 40,170 deaths have happen from breast cancer
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this is a picture of the BRCA1 ribbon


Some treatments for BRCA1 is Surgery,Radation,Hormanal (anti-estrogen) therapy, and Chemotherpy. But these treatments have some side effects some are back pain,Addication,Bleeding and Brusing,cheast pains,coughing, and Dizziness.

Asian women get BRCA the most out of any other Race of woman
In the united states there are 101.1 incidence of BRCA1 and 19 Die
Occerence
  • 1 case every 465,000



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A woman with breast Cancer







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